Orange Jazz and some others

george k · August 9, 2017

I had to show you this 1.2 lb Orange Jazz I picked today. Not quite ripe yet but a real beauty. Some others pictured are Captain Lucky, Rebel Yell, Indian Stripe, Arkansas Traveler, GGWT, Eva Purple Ball, JD's Special C-Tex, Margaret Curtain, and Sungold & Sunrise Bumble Bee cherries in bowls. I grow in Earthboxes. We had a great year in the Chicago area. Don't you love it when the weather cooperates!(Sorry about the sideways pictures, can't figure out how to fix)

Spartanburg123 · August 9, 2017

Nice haul!!!!

MissS · August 9, 2017

That's a beautiful harvest.

SharonRossy · August 10, 2017

Beautiful! Still waiting for my Orange Jazz to ripen, as with all my other plants! But nice to see a photo of one up close.

PhilaGardener · August 10, 2017

A great counter-full!

gdaddybill · August 10, 2017

Gorgeous tomatoes. Our summer heat has about taken us out of the tomato harvest for now. Lots of eggplant and okra though.

cloz · August 22, 2017

This Orange Jazz weighs 2 1/4 lbs. Unusually large. most of the rest seem around a pound.

Cloz

greenthumbomaha · August 22, 2017

Orange Jazz is my new favorite orange tomato for taste. I wanted to be sure it was the correct tomato because of my racoon situation so I searched many blogs where it was mentioned. There seems to be a great deal of variation in the shape from the photos I have seen. That one above is more fluted than what I grew. That is a giant! Yummy!!

- Lisa

Salsacharley · August 22, 2017

Holy Mackerel! That's a whopper for sure! Orange Jazz is a real monster.

SharonRossy · August 23, 2017

Unfortunately mine have yet to ripen and none even close to that size. I think my OJ got a bit pushed out from some of the cherries which went rogue - my fault of course. I will probably give it another shot next year in a spot where it's going to have a bit more real estate! Can't wait to taste it and see how you like it!

cloz · August 23, 2017

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Originally Posted by SharonRossy

Unfortunately mine have yet to ripen and none even close to that size. I think my OJ got a bit pushed out from some of the cherries which went rogue - my fault of course. I will probably give it another shot next year in a spot where it's going to have a bit more real estate! Can't wait to taste it and see how you like it!

I grew Orange Jazz last year too. It is a sweet, juicy tomato with a fruity texture. Love it. The only drawback is it tends to have a good sized hard core.

Cloz

Fred Hempel · August 28, 2017

Orange Jazz can also be affected by pathogens. For us, at times it is a monster plant. Other times (particularly in Mexico under higher disease pressure) the plants struggle and the fruits are small.

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Originally Posted by SharonRossy

Unfortunately mine have yet to ripen and none even close to that size. I think my OJ got a bit pushed out from some of the cherries which went rogue - my fault of course. I will probably give it another shot next year in a spot where it's going to have a bit more real estate! Can't wait to taste it and see how you like it!

BigVanVader · August 29, 2017

OJ is a great tomato, my only issue is they get so huge. Like almost every one a pound or more. I wonder sometimes if I culled all but one fruit if it wouldn't weight 20lbs.

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MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	That's a beautiful harvest. __________________ ~ Patti ~

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Spartanburg123 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 1,262	Nice haul!!!!

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SharonRossy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,140	Beautiful! Still waiting for my Orange Jazz to ripen, as with all my other plants! But nice to see a photo of one up close.

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PhilaGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Near Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,940	A great counter-full!

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gdaddybill Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Burton, TX Posts: 294	Gorgeous tomatoes. Our summer heat has about taken us out of the tomato harvest for now. Lots of eggplant and okra though.

August 22, 2017	#8
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	Orange Jazz is my new favorite orange tomato for taste. I wanted to be sure it was the correct tomato because of my racoon situation so I searched many blogs where it was mentioned. There seems to be a great deal of variation in the shape from the photos I have seen. That one above is more fluted than what I grew. That is a giant! Yummy!! - Lisa

August 22, 2017	#9
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Holy Mackerel! That's a whopper for sure! Orange Jazz is a real monster.

August 23, 2017	#10
SharonRossy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,140	Unfortunately mine have yet to ripen and none even close to that size. I think my OJ got a bit pushed out from some of the cherries which went rogue - my fault of course. I will probably give it another shot next year in a spot where it's going to have a bit more real estate! Can't wait to taste it and see how you like it!

August 29, 2017	#13
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	OJ is a great tomato, my only issue is they get so huge. Like almost every one a pound or more. I wonder sometimes if I culled all but one fruit if it wouldn't weight 20lbs.